Japan Press Weekly

(March 11, 2009)

Corporate entry into agriculture will destroy regional farming

(March 11, 2009)

Government advisor calls for agricultural deregulation

(March 11, 2009)

Survivors of Tokyo Raid in rally call for state compensation for victims

(March 3, 2009)

Local citizens demand halt to additional U.S. military housing construction

(March 3, 2009)

New mayor promises residents democratic and open administration

(March 3, 2009)

Yoshioka Yoshinori dies

(March 2, 2009)

March 1 Bikini Day rally held to ensure abolition of nuclear weapons

(March 2, 2009 )

Metal workers hold rally opposing massive dismissals

(March 1, 2009)

Japanese and US troops beef up joint exercise ‘Keen Edge’ in Tokyo

(March 1 & 2, 2009)

Sasebo residents protest against U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier’s visit

(March 1, 2009)

Bikini Day Rally participants call for growth of Nuclear Abolition Movement

(February 28, 2009)

Though passed in Lower House, FY 2009 budget bill lacks any sense of crisis and offers no effective measures

(February 28, 2009)

Court orders government to pay 5.7 billion yen for U.S. military aircraft noise at Kadena base in Okinawa

(February 28, 2009)

International peace activists hold Bikini Day forum

(February 27, 2009)

Shii says Ozawa’s argument for ‘Japan-U.S. alliance on an equal footing’ is deceptive

(February 27, 2009)

International rules needed for money markets

(February 27, 2009)

JCP calls for measures to provide foreign workers with better working conditions

(February 27, 2009)

Top DPJ official calls for arms export ban to be reviewed

(February 27, 2009)

Tokyo moves to restrict residents’ political actions on streets

(February 26, 2009)

Dangerous ‘alliance to deal with many issues’

(February 26, 2009)

Ruling parties draft a bill to allow SDF to use weapons during ‘anti-piracy operation’ in waters off Somalia

(February 26, 2009)

Laid off temporary workers stage protest at Nippon Keidanren

(February 26, 2009)

JCP Shii speaks to corporate auditors

(February 25, 2009)

Diet summons auto industry representative over dismissal of temp workers

(February 25, 2009 )

Metropolitan government promises to consider helping jobless people solve their immediate problems

(February 25, 2009)

Ginowan City mayor asks JCP for cooperation in opposition to U.S. Navy hospital construction

(February 25, 2009)

Some U.S. Marines in Okinawa will move to Guam but other Marines may come in: U.S. official

(February 25, 2009)

Government panel plan will force parents to find child day care center by themselves

( February 23, 24, 2009)

All four JCP candidates elected in Oita City

(February 24, 2009)

Approval rating of Aso Cabinet drops to 11%-15% level

(February 24, 2009)

JCP lawmakers in Tokyo request governor to take urgent measures to secure jobs and places to live

(February 24, 2009)

JCP Chair Shii meets with Communist Party of China International Department head Wang

(February 23, 2009)

Many mayors in Okinawa say ‘No’ to Japan-U.S. deal on U.S. Marines relocation and construction of new U.S. base

( February 23, 2009)

Nuclear-capable U.S. B-52 bombers participate for the first time in joint Japan-U.S. drills

(January 23, 2009)

How much is the LDP aware of its ‘crisis’?

( February 22, 2009)

What did Kuboyama die of?

(February 22, 2009)

Save corporate-sponsored sports teams

(February 21, 2009)

JCP urges Okinawa governor to oppose Japan-U.S. agreement on moving U.S. Marines to Guam

(February 21, 2009)

JCP in Kanagawa requests Foreign Ministry to investigate U.S. military accidents

(February 21, 2009)

Zenroren unions provide nationwide telephone counseling services for temporary workers

(February 21, 2009)

Stop closing public hospitals

(February 20, 2009)

Shii calls for struggle to block ratification of agreement on relocation of U.S. Marines to Guam

(February 20, 2009)

JCP demands Japan-U.S. joint air exercises be canceled

( February 20, 2009)

Shii speaks on issues that need intensive discussions in Diet

(February 20, 2009)

Foreign temporary workers form a labor union

(February 19, 2009)

Bikini tragedy gave rise to movement against atomic and hydrogen bombs

(February 19, 2009)

U.S. secretary of state emphasizes importance of maintaining ‘nuclear umbrella’ over Japan

(February 19, 2009)

U.S. and Japan remain silent over Okinawa

(February 19, 2009)

JCP lodges protest over parts falling from U.S. fighter jet in Kanagawa

(February 18, 2009)

Finance Minister Nakagawa forced to resign over behavior at news conference after G7 meeting